Notre Dame Football Message Board

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Rain and wind Saturday night: positive or negative? - Curly1918 - 9:48am 10/16/25 (25) [View All]
- Negative. I believe ND is the more talented and better team. - NDNEIL - 8:07am 10/17/25
- Positive. Favors the running game [NT] - DonMiller - 8:11pm 10/16/25
  - And WR’s [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:39pm 10/16/25
- if it winds up pitting our run game against theirs, i'll take jeremiyah and jadarian. [NT] - und67 - 2:25pm 10/16/25
- Could be positive since Brian is gone and Freeman should know better than to pass into the wind. - whatsamataU - 2:01pm 10/16/25
  - You'll never guess who the OC was for that game. [NT] - Clem - 2:37pm 10/16/25
    - At first I wanted to laugh at this. It then I got the shakes. Oh boy. Not again . [NT] - ndphysics - 6:34pm 10/16/25
- Cool temps, with wind, will make the surfer boys yell for their binkies. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:43pm 10/16/25
  - 55 - 60 w 10 - 20 mph gusts [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:42pm 10/16/25
  - 73 foe the high and only going down to 59 - WoodstockIrish - 7:29pm 10/16/25
    - That's pretty chilly for the surfer boys. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:05am 10/17/25
- USC can destroy any team but they are and always have been weather PUSSIES so rain and wind + for ND [NT] - Jerseymick - 12:41pm 10/16/25
- forecast [NT] [LINK] - und67 - 11:05am 10/16/25
- Any prolonged delays given the late start seem like they would favor SC given time difference. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:38am 10/16/25
  - As an ND freshmen I sat through a dismal rain to watch Larry Conjar rush for four TD's against Troy [LINK] - Curly1918 - 12:36pm 10/16/25
    - May the spirit of Conjar be with us. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:13pm 10/16/25
  - I won't make it past midnight. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:20am 10/16/25
- At the game...so negative. Really do not need frigging lightning stoppages... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:55am 10/16/25
  - Same here. We'll see how this goes, but the forecast keeps getting worse. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:37am 10/16/25
    - Is it a cold front moving through? - AlbanyIRISH - 11:22am 10/16/25
      - 68 at game time with 63% chance of rain, 10 mph winds - WoodstockIrish - 7:32pm 10/16/25
      - It's just a big ass weather system with rani starting mid-day and lasting all night. Dreadful. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:30pm 10/16/25
        WARNING! Slippery when wet! [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:02pm 10/16/25
  - I passed on a free ticket because of the weather. Showers are one thing. - ELP - 10:00am 10/16/25
    - Agree. Hoping it changes again. Mere showers would be acceptable... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:06am 10/16/25
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OT, UNC - Cal Fri kickoff: 10:30:EDT. East Coast ACC teams are getting hosed with this scheduling. [NT] - SteveM - 9:07am 10/16/25 (0) [View All]
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The OFFICIAL (and FINAL) Thursday Notre Dame vs Southern Cal prediction thread!!! - AlbanyIRISH - 5:14am 10/16/25 (24) [View All]
- Notre Dame 28 vs Southern Cal 24 [NT] - buddydusty - 2:26pm 10/18/25
- USC 35 ND 31 no Rubio and Craig [NT] - NDQuebec - 11:35am 10/18/25
- Notre Dame 49 Southern Cal 19 [NT] - Tongal - 9:27am 10/18/25
- ND 27 USC 21 [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 9:06pm 10/17/25
- Good 31 Evil 24 [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:36am 10/17/25
- ND 23 USC 21 [NT] - jamie - 12:11am 10/17/25
- ND 31; SC 24 [NT] - JarHead4ND - 6:42pm 10/16/25
- ND 45 - USC 23 [NT] - wrdomerson - 6:32pm 10/16/25
- USC 23. ND 21 [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:27pm 10/16/25
- Ramblers 42 satan cal 31 [NT] - Hensou - 4:43pm 10/16/25
- Rocket 35 Reggie 31 - sweetbobbyg - 3:51pm 10/16/25
- ND 31 - Southern Cal 27 [NT] - NDblues - 3:40pm 10/16/25
- ND 24 USC 21 [NT] - jray - 3:34pm 10/16/25
- Our team 48 Our rival (for now?) 23 [NT] - jrdjr84 - 3:15pm 10/16/25
- Love Shoves 38 Bush PUSHies 24 [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:48pm 10/16/25
- Irish 35 Turks that dress like Romans 17 [NT] - irishslovak - 10:39am 10/16/25
- ND 55 SC 53 2OT [NT] - LanceManion - 9:25am 10/16/25
- ND 38 - West Coast Pretenders 17 [NT] - SteveM - 9:03am 10/16/25
- ND 34 - sc 31 [NT] - ghostwriter - 8:38am 10/16/25
- IRISH 41 SoCal 31 [NT] - irishone - 8:36am 10/16/25
- Notre Dame 38 Southern Cal 33 [NT] - Jerseymick - 8:29am 10/16/25
- ND 28 USC 21 [NT] - michiganirish - 5:49am 10/16/25
- ND 44 SC 24 [NT] - Clem - 5:31am 10/16/25
- IRISH 38 Flaming Pussies 24 [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 5:15am 10/16/25
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ND SC one of my earliest memories… - sweetbobbyg - 11:52pm 10/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Coming up from Georgia for the game. My first! Tell me what works best for you dealing with rain. [NT] - IrishFan82 - 8:48pm 10/15/25 (7) [View All]
- Alcohol and garbage bags. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:22am 10/16/25
  - And don't wear the golden dome helmet with Our Lady on top...acts as a lightning rod... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:18am 10/16/25
- Buy the best rain suit money can buy, or don’t and run - faircatchcorby - 10:19pm 10/15/25
- We're also coming up from Georgia - wrdomerson - 10:00pm 10/15/25
  - Ditto [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:36pm 10/16/25
- Thunderstorms expected which means that a game delay is a possibility. That's the worst. [NT] - ELP - 9:40pm 10/15/25
  - For a 7:40pm kick, it's killer. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:47am 10/16/25
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3 days from now having an ND SC house party and gonna be outnumbered. Shopping today for my menu. [NT] - Frankx - 2:39pm 10/15/25 (16) [View All]
- It's not a party, it's a funeral. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:26am 10/16/25
- Hopefully a healthy dose of the pull my finger joke. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:44pm 10/15/25
- It’s sooo much fun, I live in Palm Springs and all the nieces and nephews come in. They are greeted - Frankx - 3:12pm 10/15/25
  - I didn’t know you were in Palm Springs - J-Ro - 3:57pm 10/15/25
    - I’ve built, remodeled a few club houses in La Quinta. Use to be a regular at Cactus Jacks and love - Frankx - 4:43pm 10/15/25
      - ever hear of a development called "the hideaways"? [NT] - und67 - 5:28pm 10/15/25
        Yeah, of course [NT] - Frankx - 5:37pm 10/15/25
        brother-in-law had a place there on the 18th hole of the pete dye course. spectacular. [NT] - und67 - 6:05pm 10/15/25
        It’s a nice hood, especially back in there. Mornings are super quiet. [NT] - Frankx - 9:10pm 10/15/25
  - Palm Springs. Makes sense… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:13pm 10/15/25
- Do you live in L.A.? How does something like that happen? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:59pm 10/15/25
- Outnumbered by SC fans? What the hell are you having a party for then? Watch by yourself and pace - THEISMANCARR - 2:56pm 10/15/25
  - Nah man, it’s a lot of fun. Gave both my kids their first car at these [NT] - Frankx - 3:15pm 10/15/25
    - Sounds like fun and USC is no longer my least favorite team because we have handled them, but we - THEISMANCARR - 3:19pm 10/15/25
      - Handled them? - AlbanyIRISH - 5:25am 10/16/25
      - Have to disagree, SC will always be my hated team above all. I met AD 20 years ago in a project - Frankx - 3:28pm 10/15/25
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20 yrs. ago on this date 'Bush Push" of course we can thank one of the "outstanding" CB's during the - NEPA Irish - 12:49pm 10/15/25 (24) [View All]
- This year it becomes the Love Shove. Shuck USC. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:27pm 10/15/25
- It was a perfect pass on a perfect route, and coverage was tight. - shep - 6:48pm 10/15/25
  - I still swear that ball went through Ambrose’s arm. - Nigel Tufnel - 10:11pm 10/15/25
    - Wooden was at best a Division III player [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:12pm 10/16/25
      - Disagree - ndunabomber - 10:38pm 10/16/25
    - It came in through his (half-closed) armpit. Was there...it was ridiculous... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:01am 10/16/25
- It was 4th and nine. SC fumbled at our goal line that bounced out of bounds. - ELP - 6:30pm 10/15/25
- Why badmouth Ambrose Wooden two decades later? - Hensou - 4:32pm 10/15/25
- Yeah I was there and cried. Wooden was a hyped up recruit who just never quite lived up to it. You - THEISMANCARR - 2:57pm 10/15/25
  - He was a solid defensive back for us - ndunabomber - 5:41pm 10/15/25
    - I agree with you on that. I was just so frustrated because we had them. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 8:38pm 10/15/25
- You must be a youngster. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:15pm 10/15/25
  - Actually not...remember 10/15/88 very well!! I just never got over the SC game. [NT] - NEPA Irish - 2:24pm 10/15/25
    - How about 1964? As a ninth grader a broken hearted loss to me. And then 1965-Schoen couldn't pass. - THEISMANCARR - 3:31pm 10/15/25
      - I was playing in a CYO basketball game and my dad told me the final score of that 1964 game. - ELP - 6:35pm 10/15/25
- Leinart, not Leinhart. And we all remember this sequence. Let's move on. Beat USC! [NT] - notalegacy - 2:11pm 10/15/25
- What's Wrong with You? - nd-usmc - 1:05pm 10/15/25
  - Well a-hole, I would bet you never had the ball$ to buckle a chin strap [NT] - NEPA Irish - 2:11pm 10/15/25
    - This type of comment insults yourself. [NT] - Hensou - 4:33pm 10/15/25
    - Very Nice Response - nd-usmc - 2:32pm 10/15/25
      - Well we know you are a Marine. Thank you for your service but I know several Marines and they - THEISMANCARR - 3:03pm 10/15/25
        One other thought - nd-usmc - 7:10pm 10/15/25
        Yes, you are probably right. I was just so frustrated because we had them and it might have made a - THEISMANCARR - 8:40pm 10/15/25
- Don't ever bring this up again. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:55pm 10/15/25
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ACC officials this weekend? - AlbanyIRISH - 10:51am 10/15/25 (3) [View All]
- Should be Big 10 [NT] - McIrish - 5:31pm 10/15/25
  - ACC, SEC, B10....same shaft. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:47pm 10/15/25
    - B10 and SEC are better - AlbanyIRISH - 6:45am 10/16/25
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This is a pretty funny blog post on Franklin. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 5:19am 10/15/25 (3) [View All]
- He tricked PSU into thinking he was a good coach? I love how PSU absolves themselves of his hiring. - ELP - 8:48am 10/15/25
  - Gave them exactly what they wanted for 11 yrs until they thought they could buy a championship [NT] - LanceManion - 11:37am 10/15/25
- Whoever wrote is hilarious [NT] - BTAYLOR21 - 6:39am 10/15/25
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Freeman on Finishing Drives: We’ve Got to Have a Better Plan [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 11:58pm 10/14/25 (3) [View All]
- Our O staff getting outcoached by the opposing D staff. I love the aggressiveness though. - ELP - 8:58am 10/15/25
  - Riley Leonard was a big part of most of those conversions [NT] - McIrish - 10:42am 10/15/25
- Being “cute” at the goal line only works when you have a legitimate threat to power it in. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:18am 10/15/25
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Coach Ash sighting at presser today - ThePaleHorseman - 9:36pm 10/14/25 (13) [View All]
- Still don't believe Ash is calling the D. It's been a complete 180 in style from what he was - Clem - 7:45am 10/15/25
  - Stroman confrmed one call by Ash at presser yesterday. Unfortunately Ash confirmed a lot too... - ThePaleHorseman - 10:28am 10/15/25
- "He's" had a couple of weeks of success. If not now, when? [NT] - LanceManion - 7:34am 10/15/25
- SC is hardly a buzz saw - AlbanyIRISH - 6:40am 10/15/25
  - Re: SC is hardly a buzz saw - bleedbluebleedgold - 9:42am 10/16/25
  - I get where you're coming from but the USC offense is 2nd in the nation in total yards per game [LINK] - NDQuebec - 2:59pm 10/15/25
  - A walk-on RB that is averaging 10 yards a carry [NT] - McIrish - 10:44am 10/15/25
    - It's their O-line. Can our D-line win against them? [NT] - jrdjr84 - 12:20pm 10/15/25
  - Their QB is great but I am still optimistic that ND beats them. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:15am 10/15/25
  - Maiava makes them a very dangerous offense. Keep him under wraps and ND wins handily. - Clem - 7:38am 10/15/25
- ND beat writers have no balls. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:49pm 10/14/25
- If you're a coordinator at ND, you have to face the music - ndunabomber - 9:53pm 10/14/25
  - Lest we forget that Ash has a HC who was a DC that should have been supervising the whole shebang. - ELP - 10:22am 10/15/25
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Favorite SC play ever? Stan Smagala s pick 6 in 1988? [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 9:21pm 10/14/25 (13) [View All]
- Are you people crazy? [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 9:31am 10/15/25
  - Your right on, [NT] - DonMiller - 9:51pm 10/15/25
  - Agree. Eric Penick 85 yard TD run. Also in that same game - McIrish - 10:39am 10/15/25
- 1) Christian Gray pick six 2025. 2) Tony Rice option keeper TD 1988 3) Will Fuller TD bomb 2015 [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:36am 10/15/25
- How about Kinnon Tatum crushing the USC RB back in 1995? [LINK] - captaincoyle - 11:49pm 10/14/25
  - How bout Tony Rice going all the way in the 88 game [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 10:38pm 10/15/25
  - Re: How about Kinnon Tatum crushing the USC RB back in 1995? - WVIrish1004 - 8:23pm 10/15/25
  - OMG how about a four way tie. "Notre Dame says they have it, and they do." "Penick, Penick, they're - THEISMANCARR - 10:22am 10/15/25
- Zorich lighting up Emmanuel BOOM 💥 [NT] - KWIRISH - 10:28pm 10/14/25
- Nah, Scott Kowalkowski utterly destroying Todd Marinovich [LINK] - ndunabomber - 9:52pm 10/14/25
  - Andre Jones also dropped an easy pick six that cost us the game against PSU in 1990. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:24am 10/15/25
  - Re: Nah, Scott Kowalkowski utterly destroying Todd Marinovich - Jetman424 - 7:15am 10/15/25
    - First meeting was in 1926. Favorite play ever or in one's lifetime? [NT] - ELP - 9:04am 10/15/25
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Read this garbage. We all know freeman will be mentioned for psu but [LINK] - ndphysics - 1:00pm 10/14/25 (6) [View All]
- Rhule or Drinkwitz - AlbanyIRISH - 6:46am 10/15/25
- Nothing to worry about. I don't think Freeman would leave even for Ohio St - 81Brown - 6:37pm 10/14/25
  - I agree. Not worried about it. More the way they describe the job [NT] - ndphysics - 7:11pm 10/14/25
- Except the article never called PSU a slight upgrade over ND. - Irish_Demon - 2:56pm 10/14/25
- Matt Rhule, BK, MF, Cignetti, a candidate to be named later. Don't rule out anything or anyone. - ELP - 2:55pm 10/14/25
  - Nebraska stinks in a mediocre league, LSU struggles, MF loves us, and Cignetti is an ass whose - THEISMANCARR - 4:51pm 10/14/25
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Congrats to Xavier Watts....NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month [LINK] - 81Brown - 11:36am 10/14/25 (4) [View All]
- Typical, 3 star that stuck it out after position move in college. So very happy for him [NT] - Frankx - 1:02pm 10/14/25
  - Watts was a top 350 player and a 4* WR [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:05pm 10/14/25
    - 342, and still very happy for him. [NT] - Frankx - 5:08pm 10/14/25
- Steal of the draft - ndunabomber - 11:58am 10/14/25
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Which of the current 10 Year Contract coaches will be at their schools for 10 years? - Nigel Tufnel - 9:47am 10/14/25 (1) [View All]
- Kirby Smart as well - ndunabomber - 10:11am 10/14/25
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Sports Illustrated reporting Big Game Brian high on PSU list. God speed the day! [NT] - irishslovak - 8:42am 10/14/25 (26) [View All]
- So the real question is: does PSU also not care about doing their homework? [NT] - humbaba - 3:43pm 10/14/25
  - Homework? Franklin's mediocrity was front and center when those Bozos gave him the huge extension. [NT] - SteveM - 4:51pm 10/14/25
- SI has become the National Enquirer of the sports world - D2 - 1:06pm 10/14/25
- Same cabal of Dopes at PSU who gave Franklin a huge extension after going 4-5 then 7-6... - SteveM - 12:55pm 10/14/25
- i dont see big game Brian to Ped, matt Rhule? [NT] - DonMiller - 10:58am 10/14/25
  - My money would be on Rhule. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:10pm 10/14/25
    - Seems the most logical to me... - TakethetrainKnute - 1:35pm 10/14/25
  - They may be after a former ND coach, but it wouldn't be Kelly - ndunabomber - 11:48am 10/14/25
- I've heard his Appalachian and Amish accents are right on point! [NT] - 81Brown - 10:49am 10/14/25
  - He's with an acting coach now. Soon to profess his long-standing love of Shoefly Pie... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:53am 10/14/25
- Kelly and his agent are up to their old tricks. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:08am 10/14/25
  - Yep...trying to leverage just a bit more generational cash before he's out on his keister... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:31am 10/14/25
- I feel sorriest for...Keegan Michael Key... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:36am 10/14/25
- Hopefully his first hire will be Denbrock as OC. [NT] - PaND - 9:35am 10/14/25
  - Throw in ash in a package deal. Promote Mickens and we get a better OC. [NT] - ndphysics - 12:57pm 10/14/25
  - He'll probably hire Tommy Rees - ndunabomber - 10:13am 10/14/25
  - Bite your tongue, kind sir! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:08am 10/14/25
  - Concur. I'm just not a fan of his offense. I will admit he's had some teams that score a lot of - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:48am 10/14/25
- Brian could become Franklin 2.0 but in fairness, Brian is ten times the coach Franklin is. Brian - THEISMANCARR - 9:33am 10/14/25
  - That's fine, just as long as he doesn't come back here. [NT] - ndunabomber - 10:31am 10/14/25
- LSU should place a game camera in front of BK's house to catch him as he leaves in the middle of - faircatchcorby - 9:16am 10/14/25
- Wait! He left ND because it was not attractive to elite recruits and now he'd leave LSU for PSU? - Curly1918 - 9:05am 10/14/25
  - But their scheduling is 9th tier and that means 10-11 guaranteed wins every year, - Clem - 10:36am 10/14/25
- Now THAT would be funny! The BIG GAME doubleheader... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:57am 10/14/25
- LSU fans would love nothing more [NT] - LanceManion - 8:54am 10/14/25
- Do it. I double dare them. [NT] - ELP - 8:43am 10/14/25
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Matchups: Notre Dame and USC Renew Rivalry with Playoff Stakes on the Line [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:17am 10/14/25 (0) [View All]
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Freeman on Notre Dame–USC Rivalry: Keep It Going [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 9:32pm 10/13/25 (0) [View All]
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Notre Dame Loses Starting Center Ashton Craig for the Season [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 8:57pm 10/13/25 (3) [View All]
- Too bad Pat Cohan x-fered. Cignetti praised him in his post game onfield interview. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:30pm 10/13/25
  - Pat = Warrior + leader [NT] - KWIRISH - 10:37pm 10/13/25
  - True, but nevertheless, grateful that we have Coach Rudolph - ndunabomber - 9:48pm 10/13/25
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King Miller is getting some undue hype. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:54pm 10/13/25 (0) [View All]
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ND Depth Chart Vs USCum [NT] [LINK] - Jerseymick - 5:22pm 10/13/25 (2) [View All]
- Otting is the key. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:00pm 10/13/25
  - Ashton Craig never seemed to have a poor snap playing center. I hope Otting is at least capable of - THEISMANCARR - 8:38am 10/14/25
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Charles Jagusah has more surgery [LINK] - ndunabomber - 1:30pm 10/13/25 (2) [View All]
- Re: Charles Jagusah has more surgery - bleedbluebleedgold - 9:18am 10/14/25
  - I do think Otting is prepared well. At least I saw no lobbed center snaps with him, though playing - THEISMANCARR - 9:35am 10/14/25
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A Penn State domino falling... and reportedly he'll be at ND for the USC game. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:15pm 10/13/25 (2) [View All]
- Reported here a couple of days ago, before Franklin was fired. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 2:39pm 10/13/25
  - The leading high school rusher in the country is one hour From Notre Dame - bluegold - 10:13pm 10/13/25
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Ashton Craig out for the remainder of the season. [NT] - jimbasil - 12:50pm 10/13/25 (8) [View All]
- Hang in there, Ashton. [NT] - Hensou - 8:47pm 10/13/25
- Re: Ashton Craig out for the remainder of the season. - primo - 4:17pm 10/13/25
  - Will Smith is an actor. [NT] - jimbasil - 6:32pm 10/13/25
    - Hasn't he been cancelled? [NT] - Irish_Demon - 12:22pm 10/14/25
- That’s not good. [NT] - ndphysics - 1:32pm 10/13/25
- Damn... He was having a very good season - ndunabomber - 1:16pm 10/13/25
- Dammit [NT] - Chris94 - 1:00pm 10/13/25
  - This sucks for him. - two years in a row. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:10pm 10/13/25
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Randy Johnson has Irish ranked 21 (behind Illinois) [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 10:32am 10/13/25 (1) [View All]
- That article just pop up on your news feed? [NT] - ndphysics - 12:39pm 10/13/25
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Clark Lea for Penn State? - Curly1918 - 9:13am 10/13/25 (15) [View All]
- Al Golden could be a candidate. But he may be happy making $2M as a DC without the HC headaches. [NT] - SteveM - 5:30pm 10/13/25
  - That's the idea I don't like. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 8:42am 10/14/25
  - He's with the Bengals, he has headaches. [NT] - Clem - 6:49am 10/14/25
- Tired of whiffing - hipND - 4:01pm 10/13/25
  - Re: Tired of whiffing - croaker - 7:48pm 10/13/25
    - I agree w your thoughts ex Kelly [NT] - hipND - 12:14pm 10/14/25
- I think that they already have someone silently lined up. [NT] - PaND - 11:36am 10/13/25
- Fienbaum & Heather Dinich - Freeman could be on PSU radar. Could double his salary. Cignetti, - irishslovak - 10:44am 10/13/25
  - This will be an annual rite of passage. Freeman’s name will be floated for lots of jobs. [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 12:48pm 10/13/25
  - Every coach with an agent will get mentioned, which means every name gets dropped. For Freeman & - jrdjr84 - 11:24am 10/13/25
    - I know money talks. But I think the Freeman family actually like ND. - murph78 - 5:05pm 10/13/25
    - Ruhle & AD Pat Kraft are former teammates at Penn State... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:26am 10/13/25
- PSU may be skittish about going back to Vandy for a coach [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 10:16am 10/13/25
- I think PSU will try that.. [NT] - hipND - 9:39am 10/13/25
- Interesting thought. Think Lea would be a great hire if he decided to leave his alma mater. [NT] - Clem - 9:23am 10/13/25
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Ped State should fire their athletic director. [NT] - Hensou - 9:10am 10/13/25 (15) [View All]
- get rid of the Board of Directors [NT] - DonMiller - 10:02am 10/13/25
  - I’m sure they would take the blame and kick themselves off. [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:59am 10/13/25
    - I think they’ll go a step further and commit ritual seppuku… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:58pm 10/13/25
- How many kids could go to college for free with $48 million dollars? - ndphysics - 9:49am 10/13/25
  - Fewer than 300 in-state, I'm guessing - ndunabomber - 11:00am 10/13/25
    - Wow that’s a ridiculous amount for a state school [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 1:24pm 10/13/25
      - PSU is in its own tier for state universities. All the smaller state schools are a fair amount less - ndphysics - 4:40pm 10/13/25
    - Your are 100% right in that [NT] - ndphysics - 12:37pm 10/13/25
- To be honest, I'm more concerned about the USC game than anything concerning PSU. - ELP - 9:45am 10/13/25
  - BINGO [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:29pm 10/13/25
  - We all are. But we can opine on psu without lack of focus on usc. [NT] - Hensou - 10:56am 10/13/25
    - I was speaking only for myself. I'm not focused on SC, I'm worried about those rascals. - ELP - 1:44pm 10/13/25
    - . [NT] - Hensou - 11:21am 10/13/25
  - 👍 [NT] - Frankx - 10:09am 10/13/25
  - exactly, these guys are big and physical [NT] - DonMiller - 10:09am 10/13/25
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #13 Irish Host #20 USC with Major Playoff Implications [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 8:45am 10/13/25 (0) [View All]
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Just suppose...what if Penn St. players refused to play unless Franklin was reinstated? - MarkHarman - 1:03am 10/13/25 (14) [View All]
- Just like in the movie Hoosiers? [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 4:06pm 10/13/25
  - Gotta have a "Chitwood" though... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:11am 10/14/25
- More realistic: players refuse to play in a bowl game without additional $$$ [NT] - LanceManion - 8:46am 10/13/25
- The sympathy for Franklin here is bizarre. - MAS - 7:40am 10/13/25
  - I really don't disagree with most of the points you've made. - jakers - 11:11am 10/13/25
  - Kick them when they’re down but don’t kill them syndrome. [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:57am 10/13/25
  - Kelly had a similar situation in 2016 - ndunabomber - 9:35am 10/13/25
    - JF can't hold BK's jockstrap. Only one of JF's NY6 Bowl wins was a Top-10 Team (Utah 8th). - Turkish - 10:35am 10/13/25
  - I think you're missing my point - MarkHarman - 8:30am 10/13/25
    - How'd that turn out? There also is NIL at play, and no admin is going to let the inmates run the as - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:31am 10/13/25
  - I agree...though I understand wanting him to remain THERE. - TakethetrainKnute - 7:50am 10/13/25
    - Forget about any of us knowing he ws done... - MAS - 7:51am 10/13/25
      - You could see it quite clearly on his face as the game was ending... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:56am 10/13/25
- By the looks of it they weren't playing anyways, so that leverage went away a while ago. [NT] - Clem - 5:09am 10/13/25
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No self-respecting coach should take the PSU job - Chris94 - 9:45pm 10/12/25 (13) [View All]
- AD Pat Kraft and Nebraska coach Matt Ruhle are former PSU teammates. Mike Elko A&M coach is a PA guy [NT] - irishslovak - 9:08am 10/13/25
- For any worthwhile coach, up front money and buyout just went up a lot for PSU. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:45am 10/13/25
- For $10 million? Some will take that deal and ask them to toss in Sandusky. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:10am 10/13/25
- There are still "self-respecting" coaches in the new college football era...? - TakethetrainKnute - 7:53am 10/13/25
- Agree. That means Cignetti. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:42am 10/13/25
  - Deion? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:53am 10/13/25
    - Nobody respects himself more than Deion. :) [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:55pm 10/13/25
- Cignetti fits the bill to a t. Douchebag that wants money and a really soft schedule. - Clem - 5:14am 10/13/25
  - i second this [NT] - BTAYLOR21 - 11:54am 10/13/25
- Bill Beli-and-his-chick might be interested [NT] - humbaba - 11:13pm 10/12/25
- Other than record, something else may have caused the termination - D2 - 11:08pm 10/12/25
  - That place is an open sewer. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:13am 10/13/25
- I wonder how much they would pay Brian Kelly to leave LSU? [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 10:54pm 10/12/25
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just for debate purposes and given all of the coaching changes, do you elevate anyone on the staff - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:22pm 10/12/25 (5) [View All]
- During the season, little can be done absent firing a coordinator - D2 - 10:54pm 10/12/25
  - i didn’t mean during the season but it’s fair to assume some of ND’s coaches are targeted for new st - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:01am 10/13/25
  - i didn’t mean ke [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:01am 10/13/25
- Elevate Coach Mickens - ndunabomber - 10:11pm 10/12/25
- Can I de-elevate someone? Just curious. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:05pm 10/12/25
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I'll man up here by apologizing to Eli Raridon - ndunabomber - 7:44pm 10/12/25 (4) [View All]
- Kid was a stud and great athlete coming out of HS but damn those knee injuries - Rocketman84 - 3:09pm 10/14/25
- Me too. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 11:20am 10/13/25
- Glad to see it working out for him. Was promising then got injured. - LanceManion - 9:07pm 10/12/25
- Dude is a stud [NT] - KWIRISH - 8:09pm 10/12/25
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Any help would be appreciated - Tongal - 5:54pm 10/12/25 (3) [View All]
- No huddle rules - ndunabomber - 6:27pm 10/12/25
- Ball was spotted wrong, hence the stoppage. [NT] - Clem - 6:05pm 10/12/25
  - That makes sense. Thanks [NT] - Tongal - 6:26pm 10/12/25
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ND-13th / SC-20th. Is this just to hype the game? - Curly1918 - 5:15pm 10/12/25 (1) [View All]
- Possibly, but even if so, great opp for ND. Win and we are into the top 12 [NT] - murph78 - 5:18pm 10/12/25
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Time to poach the Penn State class [NT] - murph92675 - 3:37pm 10/12/25 (9) [View All]
- there is a coach or two to keep an eye on, too. could easily see some ND coaches moving - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:51pm 10/12/25
  - Yeah they are lining up to hire Ash.... [NT] - irishslovak - 7:59pm 10/12/25
- Kahlil Taylor 4* WR and Layton Von Brandt 4* OT have been given offers from ND... [NT] - irishslovak - 5:38pm 10/12/25
- No mercy - ndunabomber - 5:06pm 10/12/25
- I wonder if any of Penn State's current roster will take advantage of the 30-day transfer portal ... - lacan - 4:30pm 10/12/25
- Kemon Spell will be on campus for the usc game. [NT] - Hensou - 3:56pm 10/12/25
  - Georgia and Ohio State are in the game also [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:54pm 10/12/25
  - He has officially de-committed from PSU. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:47pm 10/12/25
  - He is the main target [NT] - ndphysics - 4:39pm 10/12/25
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Terry McAulay Calls BS on Officiating [LINK] - OCIrish - 2:42pm 10/12/25 (1) [View All]
- I don't need to zoom in on any link, it was perfectly clear in the game replays - Chrisb - 9:42am 10/13/25
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PSU fires Franklin. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:09pm 10/12/25 (43) [View All]
- Was it because he's black...asking for a friend who works at ESPN. [NT] - Zander - 8:31am 10/13/25
- Franklin would still be coach if he was a white Republican who protected pedophiles. [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 10:37pm 10/12/25
- James Franklin will make over 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY from Penn State for the next six years. - Jerseymick - 8:53pm 10/12/25
- Surprising but not surprised - croaker - 6:07pm 10/12/25
- Replacement candidates - ndunabomber - 5:16pm 10/12/25
  - No - Nigel Tufnel - 5:42pm 10/12/25
    - Cignetti is sixty-four - Fisher01 - 8:33pm 10/12/25
      - Ageist! - Nigel Tufnel - 12:47pm 10/13/25
  - Rhule can't beat ranked teams. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:29pm 10/12/25
    - Then they should be used to a guy like him. [NT] - ndphysics - 6:39pm 10/12/25
      - Good one [NT] - ndunabomber - 7:23pm 10/12/25
- IU is going to need to increase Cignetti’s salary and terms [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 4:09pm 10/12/25
  - PSU will beat anything IU can throw out there. - Clem - 5:22pm 10/12/25
- Isn’t his compensation package his full salary plus $50million?!?! [NT] - Jerseymick - 3:58pm 10/12/25
  - No, according to the ESPN article. - PaND - 4:13pm 10/12/25
    - Franklin is owed more than $49 million, per his contract, which is the second-biggest in college - whatsamataU - 4:53pm 10/12/25
      - They'll happily pay that - ndunabomber - 5:11pm 10/12/25
    - Doesn't getting hired at another coaching job reduce these payouts? PSU is on the hook until - jrdjr84 - 4:25pm 10/12/25
- I hate Franklin, but this seems nuts. - jakers - 3:20pm 10/12/25
  - Agreed - Six eleven win seasons - Fisher01 - 8:28pm 10/12/25
  - Not at all. He's been there 11 years and his inability to beat elite teams is undisputed. The last - MAS - 6:51pm 10/12/25
    - But he's basically what Penn State has always been. - jakers - 7:38pm 10/12/25
      - He's not what JoePa was, even the last 20 years of his career. - MAS - 8:38pm 10/12/25
        I almost agree with you but even in JoePa's heyday he would schedule cupcakes or would take teams - THEISMANCARR - 11:13am 10/15/25
  - I'm surprised as well - ndunabomber - 5:28pm 10/12/25
  - wasn’t it Obrien who took it over? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:25pm 10/12/25
    - For one season. Remember, that was a multi-year penalty. [NT] - jakers - 7:31pm 10/12/25
  - I agree, it's whacko [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:50pm 10/12/25
  - Penn State is a dark cult society. It’s predictably insane. [NT] - Hensou - 3:58pm 10/12/25
  - I’m sure PSU has its own Dave Portnoy. The deal with the devil. - LanceManion - 3:58pm 10/12/25
    - Terry Pegula [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:06pm 10/12/25
  - I agree, they were #5 last year. - PaND - 3:38pm 10/12/25
    - He’s laughing all the way to the bank. It’s a $50 million buyout. [NT] - Hensou - 4:00pm 10/12/25
      - Big Bank James… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:57pm 10/12/25
  - Prolly in back room talks with Cignetti for the job. - Clem - 3:32pm 10/12/25
- I’m truly shocked. - irishone - 3:19pm 10/12/25
- So sad! - how about those Hoosiers? [NT] - jimbasil - 3:15pm 10/12/25
- Well, Penn State did transform from preseason #2 to a big Number 2 [NT] - humbaba - 3:14pm 10/12/25
- Surprising timing. Not as to outcome. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:59pm 10/12/25
- Wow. The sport is so screwy right now. - Chris94 - 2:52pm 10/12/25
- Potential impact on our recruiting? [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:43pm 10/12/25
- Priorities. Some things can, and will, be tolerated, but losing football games is a capital offense - Clem - 2:40pm 10/12/25
- Just came out. Well he can buy a nice place in FL and fade away with the buyout - ndphysics - 2:10pm 10/12/25
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Franklin fired [NT] [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 2:08pm 10/12/25 (1) [View All]
- Well, he shouldn’t apply to ND since we are not in a conference. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:12pm 10/12/25
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Psu ditches Franklin? [NT] [LINK] - ndphysics - 2:08pm 10/12/25 (0) [View All]
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College Rankings - +1 to 15 … RIDICULOUS! - OCIrish - 1:37pm 10/12/25 (2) [View All]
- Clarification: That is Coaches Poll - OCIrish - 2:13pm 10/12/25
- BYU is undefeated - ndunabomber - 1:59pm 10/12/25
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30 years ago Marc Edward/USC game [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 12:20pm 10/12/25 (3) [View All]
- Marc Edwards was one tough dude. He had a very good NFL career too. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 11:25am 10/15/25
- His son is one to watch - high school sophomore RB who is crushing it [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 1:16pm 10/12/25
- Edwards was awesome that day. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:32pm 10/12/25
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Dynamic duo Fortuna and Sampson weigh in on Irish win [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 10:41am 10/12/25 (3) [View All]
- Next week decides the season [NT] - bobdrake - 11:03am 10/12/25
  - every week decides the season. - und67 - 1:01pm 10/12/25
    - yep, another loss eliminates us from playoffs [NT] - D2 - 2:07pm 10/12/25
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Transfer portal guys, week 7 - ndunabomber - 10:35am 10/12/25 (4) [View All]
- Thanks Bomber! [NT] - 81Brown - 1:19pm 10/13/25
- Spindler is the best on this list. Oh, Tobias Merriweather, where are you? [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:55pm 10/12/25
  - Not doing much at all - ndunabomber - 7:30pm 10/12/25
- As always, thank you. [NT] - Clem - 11:20am 10/12/25
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Price has 2 fumbles near the goal line this season. - AlbanyIRISH - 10:20am 10/12/25 (1) [View All]
- In his defense, on the one, he took a helmet straight to the elbow & bicep. But yes. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:59am 10/12/25
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We move up to #14 for sure. Doubt Oklahoma will drop that far, certainly not Oregon. - WoodstockIrish - 8:46am 10/12/25 (0) [View All]
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Notre Dame’s Red-Zone Struggles Linger In Win Over NC State [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 7:09am 10/12/25 (11) [View All]
- I don't understand why teams don't go 5 wide and play 6 on 6 instead of 22 guys in the box [NT] - murph92675 - 3:45pm 10/12/25
- Freeman needs to learn when to kick a field goal - Fisher01 - 11:13am 10/12/25
  - Yep. Especially in close games [NT] - ndphysics - 1:38pm 10/12/25
- 81st Red Zone Offense. 119th in 4th Down Conversions. This needs to be addressed. - ELP - 8:39am 10/12/25
  - Brian Kelly's offences at ND (except when Chip Long ran the O) averaged 88th in red zone. - Clem - 9:01am 10/12/25
  - Let’s do a slow developing roll out when we need a yard. That’s play calling. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:44am 10/12/25
    - That was worse than the wildcat. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 10:15am 10/12/25
- Enough already - irishelder - 7:51am 10/12/25
  - or how about just taking 3 w a FG? [NT] - Jerseymick - 8:40am 10/12/25
    - Huge win over a good team & we have to discuss our 4th down calls. - ELP - 8:47am 10/12/25
      - This ^^^^^^ [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:15am 10/12/25
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Clarity and Violence: Notre Dame's Defense Finding Its Edge Again [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:41am 10/12/25 (0) [View All]
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Marcus Freeman’s Message After a Sloppy Win: Stop Beating Notre Dame [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 5:56am 10/12/25 (0) [View All]
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ND will need a complete game to beat USC next week - jamie - 12:12am 10/12/25 (6) [View All]
- SC isn't that great. - AlbanyIRISH - 10:14am 10/12/25
  - Michigan is a horrible at tackling, for sure. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:52pm 10/12/25
- This is a good test. Very similar teams in many ways. - LanceManion - 8:35am 10/12/25
- If the ND D can’t pressure the QB, ND will have to win a shootout. [NT] - jray - 8:32am 10/12/25
  - Will be a tough one BUT think about the experience Carr is getting & so far holding his own - LanceManion - 8:42am 10/12/25
- Can’t let them run the ball like they did yesterday. I fear the stupid ball possession - ndphysics - 6:17am 10/12/25